Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Some reading the title
can think hat this book is related to martial arts or even to karate > the
title is a bit misleading . The correct with it , isa different way of
thinking into verbal communication.

The author is Lilian
Glass , with PhDin
counseling psychology and communication disorders

IN this book Mrs
Glass codifies and writes into techniques and strategies on why and how
you have to communicate with various types of people.

Her language is very plain
and very easy to understand ,quite
funny ,butthere
are some Americanisms that my dictionary does not include as
for example cutsiewootsie , doucheand others.

In contrastto the other related
books asTongue Fu! and Vverbal judo,(from what I
looked into their Amazon preview ) this book show showsguidelines with special
boxes as talk back . verbal vignettes , listen up that add some useful
information , that reminds the dummy’s series
of books , with a similar style of organization and layout.

To my opinion many
of this book’s techniques are quite known, though some of them I didn’t
know or never used , but can
be more usefulto
younger people though still for he elder can be a helpful or
communication accompanying book . I have read it tw times ,
the fist time for being … with it , and deriving the unIDed
words (very few per page) but for the second pass , I kept also some notices
with me in Greek , in order to better keep them in mind and for immediate
use . a way that includes the resume of at least 2 books.

Rate 4/5

Appendix

Here is a short description of the chapters of the book together
with a concise information

Identifying the
opponent . Deals with the body language of he opponent together with his
nonverbal attitude. And how to observe it

When you are
verbally zapped : just a way to listen behind the lines

Toxic people : all
categories as narcissistic together with phrases of them

Confident
conversation: techniques for opening a conversation including
several topics of interest

Self defense
strategies : learning how to combat yourself , being prepared , using
imaginary methods and select the best tactic

When they overstepped
boundaries : several easy techniques to cope against someone to continue
his own verbal venom . Includes breathing methods

When more aggressive
is necessary : tech as as like shouting. Strategies to act . They are
listed also on the 2nd page of the book

When to stop and go

Meanings of words between
sexes

Blood in not always
thicker than water: ie between family

Verbal welfare between
specific people : for example against enemies , salespeople

Combat against verbal
abusers : this chapter describes the categories of verbal abuser as whiners
fast talkers , child sounded people and others together with
the most appropriate technique as described in ch 11

Techs against painful
abusers : as flatterers un-talkers with strategies as noticed in
the ch 11